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John Mayall's stature in the world of blues-rock cannot be understated, as his Bluesbreakers outfit was the launching pad for such renowned players as Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, and Peter Green. And while there are no musicians as recognizable as Clapton on the Bluesbreakers' 2005 release, Road Dogs, Mayall (who handles vocals, piano, harmonica, guitar, and synthesizer duties) has assembled a worthy supporting cast -- Joe Yuele (drums), Buddy Whittington (guitar), Hank Van Sickle (bass) and Tom Canning (organ/piano). While the production may be a bit "cleaner" than it was on his classic-'60s era work, Road Dogs should definitely please fans of modern day blues-rock. As evidenced by the solo on "So Glad," Whittington has obviously studied his Clapton, while Mayall and co. have no problem cooking up a bluesy swamp stomp on the title track. Elsewhere, "To Heal the Pain" puts forth the usual "love is the answer" message -- and while it's an amiable message, others have similarly regurgitated it countless times over the years. Of course, Road Dogs is not the groundbreaking blues-rock of 1966's Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton (aka "The Beano Album"), but it shows that the veteran bluesman is still rockin' along at the age of 71. And most importantly, Mayall is remaining true to the style he helped popularize decades ago.

For this double-LP recorded in November 1970, John Mayall gathered together prominent musicians who had
played in his bands during the past several years, including Sugarcane Harris, Eric Clapton, Johnny Almond, Harvey Mandel, Keef Hartley, and Mick Taylor. Mayall's compositions ...

Downhome Blues 1959 contains 46 tracks, spread out over two CDs, tracing the rural blues
guitarist Mississippi Fred McDowell's earliest recordings. The sessions take place on the front porch of his Como, MS farm between September 21-25, 1959 and recorded ...

This was John Mayall's studio-recorded follow-up to the live The Turning Point, featuring the same
drumless quartet of himself, guitarist Jon Mark, reed player Johnny Almond, and bassist Steve Thompson. Mayall was at a commercial and critical peak with this ...

John Mayall, the pioneering octogenarian British bluesman, has been on a late-career tear. Last year's
A Special Life received wide approval from fans and critics alike, while its supporting tour found him playing well-attended shows. Find a Way to Care, ...

Evoking the smoky British blues-rock of the '60s and '70s, Mount Carmel return with their
third album, Get Pure. Listening to the album, it quickly becomes clear that its title is more a call to arms than anything else as ...

John Mayall's debut album, recorded live in December 1964, is a little unjustly overlooked, as
it was recorded shortly before the first of the famous guitarists schooled in the Bluesbreakers (Eric Clapton) joined the band. With Roger Dean on guitar ...

Mississippi Bluesmen is a decent three-CD set highlighting 51 classics of the genre. Along with
favorites by B.B. King, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, and Robert Johnson, are less than obvious inclusions by Eddie Boyd, Big Joe Williams, James ...

Tracks drawn from a 1962 recording of McDowell playing in his Como, Mississippi house. The
recordings were initially made purely as a document of a performer and a style, but eventually found their way to record and, finally, to compact ...